Citation

Sopheap C. Cambodian J. Int. Affairs 2009; 2(1): 60-67.

Affiliation

Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace)

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Abstract

In reflecting on the huge disasters of a series of war including World War I, World War II, and the cold war, there have been many attempts to stop and prevent recurring conflicts among major states as well as civil wars and genocides. Since then the concept of conflict resolution has been emerged and transformed accordingly to respond to the change of the world order. Though there is no full guarantee that a single theory will ensure the conflict settlement, mediation, facilitation, and rights to protect (R2P) and forceful intervention by international coalition or bodies like United Nation have gained much recognition in a way of resolving conflicts. Though they have been proven successfully in some conflict cases, there are also evidences of their failure and escalation of more tensions. Hence, this paper attempts to address the effectiveness of these conflict resolution theories in reflecting to reality of recently ongoing wars. It will examine their success and failure and seek how these theories are contested in the real practice. At the same time, this paper will go beyond these theories by exploring other alternatives and seeking effective solutions to current unsolved conflicts as well as future clashes.